Crochet a Little Pikachu

Gotta catch ‘em all! Pikachu is a favorite amongst Pokemon lovers. Whip up a couple of crocheted Pikachus, and they’re sure to be a hit. Made with worsted weight yarn, this finished doll measures approximately 7 inches tall, with his ears.

Abbreviations:

ch: chain

sc: single crochet

sl st: slip stitch

inc: increase (2 single crochets in one loop)

dec: decrease (pull yarn through loop, pull yarn through second loop, yarn over and pull through all loops)

**For the following row, you’ll place stitch markers to create guidelines for where to place his facial features.**

Row 11: Sc in first 10 stitches, inc in next 5 stitches (place stitch marker in last inc), sc in next 10 stitches, inc in next 5 stitches (place stitch marker in first inc), sc in last 10 stitches. (50 stitches)

Row 17: Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 4 stitches, dec in next 2 stitches. Switch to bright yellow. Sc in next 4 stitches, *dec in next 2 stitches, sc in next 4 stitches, repeat from * around. (25 stitches)

Row 11: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each across, then sc in each stitch across, ch 1, turn. (10 stitches)

Rows 12-14: Sc in each stitch across, ch 1, turn. (10 stitches)

Row 15: Sc in first 4 stitches, ch 1, turn. (4 stitches)

Rows 16-17: Sc in each stitch across, ch 1, turn. (4 stitches)

Switch to black.

Rows 18-20: Sc in each stitch across, ch 1, turn. (4 stitches)

Tie off. Make two. Sew both of them together, using bright yellow yarn across the yellow parts and black yarn across the black parts.

Position on back of body and sew on.

There you have your little Pikachu.

I hope you enjoy this pattern! You’re welcome to sell items that you make using my patterns, as long as you don’t post the pattern anywhere else, and link back to my page if you’d like to. If there are any mistakes, or something is unclear, please feel free to message me on Facebook.